New Delhi ; NNN The Election Commission of India (ECI) has indicated for a possible re-poll in a few polling centres in Manipur which have been recorded widespread proxy voting and the Central poll panel is likely to declare its final decision on the demand put up by 10 non-Congress parties in the State, according to a highly reliable source.
A delegate of 10 leaders from 10 non-Congress parties of the State, including national political parties held consultations with ECI chief S.Y Quraishi in New Delhi on Monday during which the ECI chief made it clear that there was no mechanism in EVMs to detect proxy votes and that the same votes cannot be made invalid, the key demand of the representatives of the parties which were in the fray on January 28.
The delegate later held discussion at a meeting at Manipur Bhavan in New Delhi which was also attended by their respective Central party leaders after meeting Quraishi and most of the leaders expressed willingness on conducting re-poll in the event of ECI chief’s indication of rejecting their proposal for invalidation of rigged-votes, the source added.
The team again met the ECI chief at 5 pm and seriously discussed the matter till 7 pm, the source said, adding that it is not exactly known what transpired at the second meeting with Quraishi which went on for two hours. However, it said the ECI chief gave them a “positive response” on their demand.
It also informed that the Central poll panel is being held a press conference tomorrow with regard to its stance on Manipur’s proxy voting issue after seeking help from legal experts as well as EVM experts.
Meanwhile, 10 non-Congress parties staged a sit-in on Monday to protest against widespread malpractices in Manipur polls 2012 at Keishampat here.
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